英语词源

• dork 英文词源 dork (n.) "stupid person," 1967, originally U.S. student slang, perhaps from earlier meaning "penis" (1964), itself probably an alteration of dick . Related: Dorky ; dorkiness . 中文词源 dork ：呆子，无聊乏味的人 来自dick的拼写变体，鸡巴。比较wanker。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dork 词源， dork 含义。
• Doric 英文词源 Doric (adj.) 1560s, see Dorian ; in reference to the architectural order, 1610s. The Doric dialect in ancient Greek theater was broad and rustic, hence it has been applied in English to northern and Scots dialects (1837). 中文词源 Doric ：多立克柱式的（古希腊建筑风格，柱身和柱头形式简朴） 因来自古希腊地名Doris而得名。比较gallery, frieze. 该词
• doppelganger 英文词源 doppelganger doppelganger: [19] English borrowed doppelganger from German doppelgänger , which means literally ‘double-goer’. It was originally used in the sense ‘ghostly apparition of a living person, especially one that haunts its real counterpart’ (‘hell-hounds, doppel-gangers, boggleboes’, M A Denham, Denham tracts 1851), but in the course of the 20th century it has b
• dope 英文词源 dope dope: [19] Dope originated in the USA, where it was borrowed from Dutch doop ‘sauce’. This was a derivative of the verb doopen ‘dip’, which is related to English dip . It was at first used as a general colloquialism for any thick semi-liquid preparation, whether used as a food or, for example, as a lubricant, but during the 19th century some specific strands began to emer
• dop 英文词源 dop "A drink, especially of brandy or other spirits", South African Dutch, 'shell, husk'. 中文词源 dop ：喝酒，狂欢 来自南非荷兰语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dop 词源， dop 含义。
• doozy 英文词源 doozy also doozie , 1903 (adj.), 1916 (n.), perhaps an alteration of daisy , or from popular Italian actress Eleonora Duse (1859-1924). In either case, reinforced by Duesenberg , the expensive, classy make of automobile from the 1920s-30s. 中文词源 doozy ：非常出色的人，非常显眼的 可能来自daisy, 雏菊花，引申词义非常出色的人。 该词的英语词源请访
• door 英文词源 door door: [OE] Old English had two closely related words for ‘door’: duru (mirrored by German tür ‘door’) and dor (which corresponds to German tor ‘gate’). They gradually came together during the Middle English period. Both go back ultimately to the Indo-European base * dhwer -, which also produced Greek thúrū ‘door’ (source of English thyroid ), Latin foris ‘doo
• Doona 英文词源 doona "A quilted eiderdown or duvet", 1970s: perhaps from Swedish dun (see down 2 ). 中文词源 Doona ：多纳羽绒被 品牌名，词源同down, 绒毛。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Doona 词源， Doona 含义。
• doom 英文词源 doom doom: [OE] Doom derives ultimately from * dō -, the Germanic base from which the verb do comes. This originally meant ‘put, place’, and so Germanic * dōmaz signified literally ‘that which is put’. By the time it reached Old English as dōm a more concrete sense ‘law, decree, judgment’ had developed (this lies behind the compound doomsday ‘day of judgment’ [OE],
• doolally 英文词源 doolally (adj.) "insane, eccentric," British slang, by 1917 in the armed services and in full doolally tap (with Urdu word for "fever"), from Deolali , near Bombay, India, which was a military camp (established 1861) with a large barracks and a chief staging point for British troops on their way to or from India; the reference is to men whose enlistments had expired who waited there i
• doohickey 英文词源 doohickey (n.) also doohicky , a name for something one doesn't know the name of, 1914, American English, arbitrary formation. 中文词源 doohickey ：那玩意儿 俚语，来自doodad和hickey的组合词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： doohickey 词源， doohickey 含义。
• doofus 英文词源 doofus (n.) student slang, "dolt, idiot, nerd," by 1960s. "Dictionary of American Slang" says "probably related to doo-doo and goofus ." 中文词源 doofus ：笨蛋 可能来自goofus, 笨蛋。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： doofus 词源， doofus 含义。
• doodle 英文词源 doodle (v.) "scrawl aimlessly," 1935, from dialectal doodle, dudle "fritter away time, trifle," or associated with dawdle . It was a noun meaning "simple fellow" from 1620s. LONGFELLOW: That's a name we made up back home for people who make foolish designs on paper when they're thinking. It's called doodling. Almost everybody's a doodler. Did you ever see a scratch pad in a telephone
• doodad 英文词源 doodad (n.) "unnamed thing," 1905, chiefly U.S., a made-up word (compare doohickey ). 中文词源 doodad ：小玩意儿 俚语词，用来指叫不出名字的小物件，小玩意儿。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： doodad 词源， doodad 含义。
• donor 英文词源 donor (n.) mid-15c., from Anglo-French donour , Old French doneur (Modern French donneur ), from Latin donatorem (nominative donator ) "giver, donor," agent noun from past participle stem of donare "give as a gift" (see donation ). Of blood, from 1910; of organs or tissues, from 1918. 中文词源 donor ：捐赠者 来自词源don, 给予，词源同donate. 该词的英语词源请访问
• donnish 英文词源 donnish (adj.) 1835, from don (n.) in the university sense + -ish . Related: Donnishness . 中文词源 donnish ：学究式的 来自don, 学究。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： donnish 词源， donnish 含义。
• Don Juan 英文词源 don juan (n.) "philanderer," from the legendary dissolute Spanish nobleman whose rakish exploits formed the stuff of popular tales in Spain from early 17c., dramatized by Gabriel Tellez in "Convivado de Piedra." Adapted into French and Italian before 1700; Used attributively in English for "ladies' man, womanizer" from the time of Byron's popular poem about him (1819). 中文词源 Do
• donkey 英文词源 donkey donkey: [18] The usual English word for ‘donkey’ from Anglo-Saxon times was ass , and donkey is not recorded until Francis Grose entered it in his Dictionary of the vulgar tonge 1785; ‘Donkey or Donkey Dick, a he or Jackass’. No one really knows where it came from. The usual explanation offered is that it was based on dun ‘brownish grey’ and the diminutive suffix -
• dongle 英文词源 dongle "A small device able to be connected to and used with a computer, especially to allow access to wireless broadband or use of protected software", 1980s: an arbitrary formation. 中文词源 dongle ：电话连线 来自dangle的口语，用来指电话线或网线。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dongle 词源， dongle 含义。
• donga 英文词源 donga "A dry gully, formed by the eroding action of running water", sense 1 from Xhosa and Zulu udonga ; sense 2 is said to stem from an extended usage of the term in the Boer War. 中文词源 donga ：深沟 来自南非祖鲁语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： donga 词源， donga 含义。
• doner kebab 英文词源 doner kebab "A Turkish dish consisting of spiced lamb cooked on a spit and served in slices, typically with pitta bread", From Turkish döner kebap , from döner 'rotating' and kebap 'roast meat'. 中文词源 doner kebab ：烤羊肉串 来自士耳其语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： doner kebab 词源， doner kebab 含义。
• donate 英文词源 donate (v.) 1819, back-formation from donation . Related: Donated ; donating . 中文词源 donate ：捐赠 来自PIE*do, 给予，词源同data, dowry. 引申义捐赠。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： donate 词源， donate 含义。 donate ：捐赠，赠送 词根词缀： -don-给 + -ate动词词尾
• don 英文词源 don don: see doff don (n.) 1520s, from Spanish or Portuguese don , title of respect, from Latin dominus "lord, master." The university sense is c. 1660, originally student slang; underworld sense is 1952, from Italian don , from Late Latin domnus , from Latin dominus (see domain ). The fem. form is Dona (Spanish/Portuguese), Donna (Italian). don (v.) early 14c. contraction of do on (s
• dompas 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random mint mint: [OE] English has two completely unconnected words mint . The ‘money factory’ comes ultimately from Latin monēta ‘mint, money’ (source also of English money ). It was borrowed into prehistoric West Germanic as * munita , which in due course produced Old English mynet . This denoted ‘coin’ (as its modern Ge
• domino 英文词源 domino domino: [18] The word domino was borrowed from French, where it originally signified (in the 16th century) a sort of hooded cloak worn by priests. It presumably represents a form of Latin dominus ‘lord, master’, but the reason for the application has never been satisfactorily explained (one suggestion is that it comes from the ritual formula benedicamus Domino ‘let us ble
• domineer 英文词源 domineer (v.) 1580s, from Dutch domineren "to rule" (16c.), from Middle French dominer , from Latin dominari "to rule, 'lord' it over" (see domination ). Shakespeare's usage is not the earliest in English. Related: Domineering . 中文词源 domineer ：专断 来自拉丁语domus, 家，词源同domain. 即一家之主的，专断的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• Dominican 英文词源 Dominican (1) "Black friar," 1630s, from Latin form of the name of Domingo de Guzman ( Santo Domingo ), founder of the order of preaching friars. His name, like Italian form Dominic , is from Latin dominicus "pertaining to a lord." Dominican (2) "native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic," 1853, from the Caribbean island of Dominica, home of the nation, so named 1493, from Latin
• dominatrix SM 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random net net: English has two distinct words net . The commoner and more ancient, ‘mesh’ [OE], is a widespread Germanic word: German has the related netz , Dutch and Danish net , and Swedish nät . Its ultimate origins are not known, although a link with Latin nassa ‘wicker basket for catching fish’ has been suggested. Net ‘
• dominate 英文词源 dominate (v.) 1610s, from Latin dominatus , past participle of dominari "to rule, dominate, to govern," from dominus (see domain ). Related: Dominated ; dominating . Or perhaps a back-formation from domination . 中文词源 dominate ：支配，控制 来自拉丁语domus, 家，词源同domain. 即一家之主，支配，控制。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• domicile 英文词源 domicile (n.) mid-15c., from Middle French domicile (14c.), from Latin domicilium , perhaps from domus "house" (see domestic ) + colere "to dwell" (see colony ). As a verb, it is first attested 1809. Related: Domiciled ; domiciliary . 中文词源 domicile ：住所 来自拉丁语domus, 家，词源同domain. 用于法律名词住所。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• domesticate 英文词源 domesticate (v.) 1630s, of animals; 1741, of persons, "to cause to be attached to home and family;" from Medieval Latin domesticatus , past participle of domesticare "to tame," literally "to dwell in a house," from domesticus (see domestic ). Related: Domesticated ; domesticating . 中文词源 domesticate ：驯养 来自拉丁语domus, 家，词源同domain. 即家养的，驯养。
• domestic 英文词源 domestic domestic: [16] Domestic comes, via French domestique , from Latin domesticus , a derivative of domus ‘house’. This can be traced back to an Indo-European * domo -, * domu -, which was also the source of Greek dómos and Sanskrit dama - ‘house’, and goes back in its turn to a base * dem -, * dom - ‘build’ which gave rise to English daunt , tame , timber , and proba
• dome 英文词源 dome dome: [16] Dome originally meant ‘house’ in English – it was borrowed from Latin domus ‘house’ (source of English domestic ). However, in other European languages the descendants of domus had come to signify more than a humble dwelling house, and its new meanings spread to English. The word increasingly encompassed stately mansions and important places of worship. Itali
• domain 英文词源 domain domain: [17] Etymologically, domain means ‘land belonging to a lord’, but its resemblance to such words as dominate and dominion is somewhat adventitious. Until the 17th century it was essentially the same word as demesne: demaine or demeine ‘lord’s estate’ was the Old French equivalent of (and indeed source of) English demesne . It came ultimately from Latin dominicu
• dolt 英文词源 dolt dolt: see dull dolt (n.) 1540s, perhaps a variant of dold "dull, foolish," influenced by dulte, dolte , past participle forms of Middle English dullen "to dull, make or become dazed or stupid" (see dull (adj.)). Related: Doltish ; doltishly ; doltishness . 中文词源 dolt ：笨蛋 来自dull, 愚笨的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dolt 词源， do
• dolphin 英文词源 dolphin dolphin: [13] The ultimate source of dolphin is Greek delphís ‘dolphin’, which some have linked with Greek delphýs ‘womb’. From it was derived delphīnion , a name given to the plant larkspur on account of the dolphin-like shape of part of its flower, acquired by English via Latin as delphinium [17]. Latin took over Greek delphís as delphīnus , which passed into En
• dolorous 英文词源 dolorous (adj.) c. 1400, "causing pain," from Old French doloros (12c., Modern French douloureux ) "painful, sorrowful, wretched," from Late Latin dolorosus "painful, sorrowful," from Latin dolor "pain, grief." Sense of "causing grief" is from mid-15c.; that of "full of sorrow" is from 1510s. Related: Dolorously ; dolorousness . 中文词源 dolorous ：悲伤的 来自拉丁语dolor,
• dolmen 英文词源 dolmen dolmen: [19] English acquired the word dolmen for a ‘prehistoric structure of two upright stones surmounted by a horizontal one’ from French, but its ultimate source is Celtic. The element men means ‘stone’ (it occurs also in menhir [19], literally ‘long stone’) but there is disagreement about the first syllable. It is usually said to represent tōl ‘table’, a B
• dolly 英文词源 dolly (n.) c. 1600, Dolly , a fem. nickname (see doll ); 1790 as "child's doll;" applied from 1792 to any contrivance fancied to resemble a dolly in some sense, especially "a small platform on rollers" (1901). Doesn't look like one to me, either, but that's what they say. 中文词源 dolly ：洋娃娃，搬动重物的滑动台架 来自Dorothy的昵称，用于指洋娃娃。后用于
• dollop 英文词源 dollop (n.) 1570s, from East Anglian dialectal dallop "patch, tuft or clump of grass," which is of uncertain origin. Modern sense of "a lump or glob" is 1812. As a verb, from 1825. 中文词源 dollop ：一团，一块 词源不详。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dollop 词源， dollop 含义。
• doll 英文词源 doll doll: [16] Doll comes from the name Dorothy : the changing of r to l in personal names is a common English phenomenon of long standing, from Shakespeare’s Prince Hal (for Harry ) to the currently familiar Del and Tel (for Derek and Terry ). The word was originally applied to a man’s mistress (much like moll , which came from Mary ), but in the 18th century it came to be appli
• doleful 英文词源 doleful doleful: see indolent doleful (adj.) late 13c., with -ful , from Middle English dole "grief" (early 13c.), from Old French doel (Modern French deuil ), from Late Latin dolus "grief," from Latin dolere "suffer, grieve." Related: Dolefully . 中文词源 doleful ：悲伤的 来自拉丁语dolus, 伤心，词源同condole. 可能与dole在词源上是远亲，原义为砍，切，
• dole 英文词源 dole dole: [OE] In Old English, the noun dāl meant simply ‘part, portion’ (it came from a Germanic base * dail -, which also produced English deal ). By the 14th century this had developed into the more specific ‘portion (of food, money, etc) handed out as a charitable donation to those in need’. This is the source of the phrase on the dole ‘receiving government benefit’,
• doldrums 英文词源 doldrums (n.) 1811, from dulled , past participle of dullen , from Old English dol "foolish, dull," ending perhaps patterned on tantrum . 中文词源 doldrums ：忧郁，消沉 来自dull, 呆滞的，阴暗的，-drum, 拼写可能是模仿tantrum. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： doldrums 词源， doldrums 含义。
• dojo 英文词源 dojo (n.) "hall in which judo is practiced," 1942, from Japanese. 中文词源 dojo ：柔道馆 来自日语，最终来自汉语道场。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dojo 词源， dojo 含义。
• doily 英文词源 doily doily: [17] In the latter part of the 17th century a certain Mr Doily kept a celebrated draper’s shop in the Strand, London, not too far from where the Aldwych now is (‘The famous Doily is still fresh in every one’s Memory, who raised a Fortune by finding out Materials for such Stuffs as might be at once cheap and genteel’, Spectator 1712). He gave his name first to a so
• dogwood 英文词源 dogwood (n.) shrubs and small trees of the genus Cornus , 1610s, earlier dog-tree (1540s); the first element sometimes said to have been perhaps dag -- compare dagger , dag (v.) "to pierce or stab" (1630s, perhaps 15c.) -- the trees have hard, white wood that was used in making skewers; another name for it was skewer-wood . But another guess is that the tree was given the name in refe
• dogmatism 英文词源 dogmatism (n.) c. 1600, but not in common use until 19c., from French dogmatisme (16c.), from Medieval Latin dogmatismus , from Latin dogma (see dogma ). 中文词源 dogmatism ：教条主义 来自dogma, 教条。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dogmatism 词源， dogmatism 含义。
• dogma 英文词源 dogma dogma: see doctor dogma (n.) c. 1600 (in plural dogmata ), from Latin dogma "philosophical tenet," from Greek dogma (genitive dogmatos ) "opinion, tenet," literally "that which one thinks is true," from dokein "to seem good, think" (see decent ). Treated in 17c.-18c. as a Greek word in English. 中文词源 dogma ：教条 来自希腊语dogma,教导，教条，词源同doctor,
• dogleg 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random flux flux: [14] Flux denotes generally ‘flowing’, and comes from Latin fluxus , a derivative of the past participle of fluere ‘flow’. This verb, similar in form and meaning to English flow but in fact unrelated to it, is responsible for a very wide range of English words: its past participle has given us fluctuate [17],
• dogie 英文词源 dogie (n.) "motherless calf in a herd," 1887, cowboy slang, of uncertain origin. 中文词源 dogie ：孤犊 可能来自dog. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dogie 词源， dogie 含义。
• doggone 英文词源 doggone (adj.) 1851, American English, a "fantastic perversion of god-damned " [Weekley]. But Mencken favors the theory that it is "a blend form of dog on it ; in fact it is still often used with it following. It is thus a brother to the old English phrase, 'a pox upon it,' but is considerably more decorous." 中文词源 doggone ：该死的 来自god-damned或dog on it的委婉语。
• doggo 英文词源 doggo "Remain motionless and quiet to escape detection", Late 19th century: of obscure origin; apparently from dog + -o. 中文词源 doggo ：隐蔽地 即像狗一样潜伏的，隐蔽的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： doggo 词源， doggo 含义。
• doggerel 英文词源 doggerel late 14c. (adj.); 1630s (n.), "Any rhyming verse in which the meter is forced into metronomic regularity by the stressing of normally unstressed syllables and in which rhyme is forced or banal" [Miller Williams, "Patterns of Poetry"]. probably from dog (n.) + pejorative suffix -rel and applied to bad poetry perhaps with a suggestion of puppyish clumsiness, or being fit only f
• dogged 英文词源 dogged (adj.) "having the qualities of a dog" (mostly in a negative sense), c. 1300, from dog (n.). Meaning "persistent" is from 1779. Hence doggedly (late 14c.), "cruelly, maliciously;" later "with a dog's persistence" (1773). Related: Doggedness . 中文词源 dogged ：顽强的 来自dog的褒义用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dogged 词源， dogg
• dogfight 英文词源 dogfight (n.) "aerial combat," World War I air forces slang, from earlier meaning "riotous brawl" (1880s); from dog (n.) + fight (n.). The literal sense of "a fight among or between dogs" is from 1650s. 中文词源 dogfight ：格斗，混战 即狗战，用来形容激烈的战斗。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dogfight 词源， dogfight 含义。
• dog days 英文词源 dog days (n.) 1530s, from Latin dies caniculares , from Greek; so called because they occur around the time of the heliacal rising of Sirius , the Dog Star ( kyon seirios ). Noted as the hottest and most unwholesome time of the year; usually July 3 to Aug. 11, but variously calculated, depending on latitude and on whether the greater Dog-star (Sirius) or the lesser one (Procyon) is re
• dog 英文词源 dog dog: [11] Dog is one of the celebrated mystery words of English etymology. It appears once in late Old English, in the Prudentius glosses , where it translates Latin canis , but its use does not seem to have proliferated until the 13th century, and it did not replace the native hound as the main word for the animal until the 16th century. It has no known relatives of equal antiqui
• doff 英文词源 doff doff: [14] Doff , don [14], and the now obsolete dout [16] and dup [16], contractions respectively of ‘do off, on, out, and up’, preserve the ancient meaning of do , ‘put, place’. They were standard Middle English forms, but gradually fell out of the mainstream language into dialect (from which dout and dup never emerged). Sir Walter Scott, however, included doff and don
• doer 英文词源 doer (n.) c. 1300, agent noun from do . 中文词源 doer ：身体力行者 来自do,做。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： doer 词源， doer 含义。
• doe 英文词源 doe (n.) Old English da "a female deer," of unknown origin, perhaps a Celtic loan-word (compare Cornish da "fallow deer," Old Irish dam "ox," Welsh dafad "sheep"). 中文词源 doe ：雌鹿 词源不详。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： doe 词源， doe 含义。
• dodo 英文词源 dodo dodo: [17] When Portuguese explorers first encountered the unfortunate dodo on the island of Mauritius, it struck them as a clumsy and foolish bird, so they applied to it the Portuguese word doudo ‘simpleton’. The name has stuck in English (although in the 17th century it had some competition from the French and Dutch term dronte ). The first record of the simile ‘dead as a
• dodgy 英文词源 dodgy (adj.) 1861, from dodge + -y (2). Related: Dodginess . 中文词源 dodgy ：狡猾的 来自dodge, 闪开，引申义狡猾的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dodgy 词源， dodgy 含义。
• dodgem 英文词源 dodgem "A small electrically powered car with rubber bumpers all round, driven in an enclosure at a funfair with the aim of bumping into other such cars", 1920s: US proprietary name (as Dodg'em ), from the phrase dodge them . 中文词源 dodgem ：碰碰车 来自dodge, 闪开，用来指碰碰车。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dodgem 词源， dodgem 含义。
• dodge 英文词源 dodge (n.) "person's way of making a living," 1842, slang, from dodge (v.). dodge (v.) "to move to and fro" (especially in an effort to avoid something), 1560s, origin and sense evolution obscure, perhaps akin to Scottish dodd "to jog." Common from early 18c. in figurative sense of "to swindle, to play shifting tricks." Related: Dodged ; dodging . 中文词源 dodge ：闪开 可能来自
• dodecahedron 英文词源 dodecahedron (n.) 1560s, from Greek dodeka "twelve" (short for duodeka , from duo "two" + deka "ten;" compare dozen ) + hedra "seat, base, chair, face of a geometric solid," from PIE root *sed- (1) "to sit" (see sedentary ). 中文词源 dodecahedron ：十二面体 do-, 二，词源同two, deca-, 十，词源同ten, -hed, 面，词源同sit. 用于数学名词十二面体。 该词的英
• doddle 英文词源 doddle "A very easy task", 1930s: perhaps from dialect doddle 'toddle', of unknown origin. 中文词源 doddle ：轻而易举的事 来自dodder, 摇摆，蹒跚，引申义轻而易举的事。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： doddle 词源， doddle 含义。
• dodder 英文词源 dodder (v.) 1610s, perhaps from Middle English daderen "to quake, tremble" (late 15c.), apparently frequentative of dialectal dade , on a form similar to totter , patter . Related: Doddered ; doddering . 中文词源 dodder ：摇摆，蹒跚 来自英语方言，摇摆，蹒跚，词源可能同doodle, totter, toddle. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dodder 词源
• docusoap 英文词源 docusoap "A documentary following people in a particular occupation or location over a period of time", 1990s: from docu- + soap. 中文词源 docusoap ：纪实肥皂剧 来自document和soap的合成词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： docusoap 词源， docusoap 含义。
• document 英文词源 document (n.) early 15c., "teaching, instruction," from Old French document (13c.) "lesson, written evidence," from Latin documentum "example, proof, lesson," in Medieval Latin "official written instrument," from docere "to show, teach" (see doctor (n.)). Meaning "something written that provides proof or evidence" is from early 18c. Related: Documents . document (v.) 1640s, "to teach;
• docudrama 英文词源 docudrama "A dramatized television film based on real events", 1960s: from docu- + drama. 中文词源 docudrama ：纪实电影 来自document和drama的合成词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： docudrama 词源， docudrama 含义。
• doctrine 英文词源 doctrine (n.) late 14c., from Old French doctrine (12c.) "teaching, doctrine," and directly from Latin doctrina "teaching, body of teachings, learning," from doctor "teacher" (see doctor (n.)). 中文词源 doctrine ：教义，学说，信条 来自doctor, 教导，后主要指宗教教义，教条。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： doctrine 词源， doctrine 含
• doctrinaire 英文词源 doctrinaire (n.) 1820, from French doctrinaire "impractical person," originally "adherent of doctrines" (14c.), from Latin doctrina (see doctrine ). At first used in the context of French politics, contemptuously applied by rival factions to those who tried to reconcile liberty with royal authority after 1815. Hence, anyone who applies doctrine without making allowance for practical c
• doctorate 英文词源 doctorate (n.) "degree of a doctor," 1670s; see doctor (n.) + -ate (1). 中文词源 doctorate ：博士学位 来自doctor, 博士。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： doctorate 词源， doctorate 含义。 doctorate ：博士学位  词根词缀： -doct-教 + -or人 + -ate名词词尾
• doctor 英文词源 doctor doctor: [14] Doctor , doctrine , and document all go back ultimately to the Latin verb docēre ‘teach’. This in turn was a descendant of an Indo-European base * dok -, * dek - which also produced Greek dokein ‘seem, think’ (source of English dogma [17], orthodox , and paradox ) and didáskein ‘learn’ (source of English didactic [17]) and Latin decere ‘be fitting o
• docket 英文词源 docket (n.) mid-15c., "a summary or abstract," of unknown origin, perhaps a diminutive form related to dock (v.). An early form was doggette . Meaning "list of lawsuits to be tried" is from 1709. 中文词源 docket ：单据 词源不详。可能来自词根duc, 引导，词源同duck, conduct. 用来指单据文件。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： docket 词源
• dock 英文词源 dock dock: English has no fewer than four distinct words dock . The oldest is the plant-name, which comes from Old English docce . Dock for ships [14] was borrowed from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch docke , which may have come from Vulgar Latin * ductia ‘duct, conduit’, a hypothetical derivative of Latin dūcere ‘lead’ (source of English, duke , educate , etc). Dock ‘cut
• docile 英文词源 docile (adj.) late 15c., "easily taught," from Italian or French docile , from Latin docilis "easily taught," from docere "teach" (see doctor ). Sense of "obedient, submissive" first recorded 1774. 中文词源 docile ：驯服的 来自词根doc, 教，教导，词源同doctor.引申词义可教导的，可驯服的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： docile 词源
• docent 英文词源 docent (adj.) 1630s, from Latin docentem (nominative docens ), present participle of docere "to teach" (see doctor ). As a noun, from 1880. 中文词源 docent ：非正式教师，临时教师 来自词根doc, 教，教导，词源同doctor. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： docent 词源， docent 含义。 docent ：讲师，讲解员 词根词缀： -doc-教 +
• dob 英文词源 dob "Inform against someone", 1950s: figurative use of dialect dob 'put down abruptly', later 'throw something at a target'. 中文词源 dob ：向某人告发另一人 俚语词，可能来自拟声词，击，打，引申词义告发。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dob 词源， dob 含义。
• do 英文词源 do do: [OE] Not surprisingly, do is a verb of great antiquity. It goes back to the Indo-European base * dhē - (source also of English deed and doom ), which signified ‘place, put’. This sense remains uppermost in descendants such as Sanskrit dhā and Greek títhēmi (related to English theme ), but a progression to ‘make, do’ shows itself in Latin facere (source of English fa
• djinn 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ban ban: [OE] Ban is one of a widespread group of words in the European languages. Its ultimate source is the Indo-European base * bha -, which also gave English fame (from a derivative of Latin fārī ‘speak’) and phase (from Greek phāsis ). The Germanic offshoot of the Indo- European base, and source of the English word,
• dizzy 英文词源 dizzy dizzy: [OE] Dizzy originally signified ‘foolish, stupid’, a meaning which from the 13th century retreated into dialectal use and has only comparatively recently returned to the mainstream language in the milder form ‘scatterbrained’. The now central sense ‘giddy’ is recorded from the 14th century. The word comes from a West Germanic base * dus -, which also produced
• dizygotic twin 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random buffer buffer: Neither buffer ‘fellow’ [18] nor buffer ‘shock absorber’ [19] can be traced back with any certainty to a source, but the likeliest conjecture is that they both come (independently) from an obsolete English verb buff , which was probably originally (like puff ) imitative of the sound of blowing or breathing
• Dixie 英文词源 Dixie (n.) 1859, first attested in the song of that name, which was popularized, if not written, by Ohio-born U.S. minstrel musician and songwriter Dan Emmett (1815-1904); perhaps a reference to the Mason- Dixon Line, but there are other well-publicized theories dating back to the Civil War. Popularized nationwide in minstrel shows. Dixieland style of jazz developed in New Orleans c.
• Diwali 英文词源 Diwali "A Hindu festival with lights, held in the period October to November. It is particularly associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, and marks the beginning of the financial year in India", From Hindi dīvālī , from Sanskrit dīpāvali 'row of lights', from dīpā 'lamp' + vali 'row'. 中文词源 Diwali ：排灯节 印度节日，重要性类似于中国的新年。
• divvy 英文词源 divvy (v.) 1872, American English, originally a noun, a slang shortening of dividend ; the verb was in use by 1877 and is primary now (the noun is not in "Webster's New World Dictionary"), leading some (such as "Webster's") to think the word is a slang alteration of divide . Related: Divvying . In early 20c. British slang the same word was a shortening of divine (adj.). 中文词源 d
• divulge 英文词源 divulge divulge: [15] Etymologically, to divulge something is to make it known to the vulgar masses. The word comes from Latin dīvulgāre , a compound verb formed from the prefix dis - ‘widely’ and vulgāre ‘make common, publish’. This in turn was derived from vulgus ‘common people’, source of English vulgar . At first in English it was semantically neutral, meaning ‘ma
• divot 英文词源 divot (n.) 1530s, from Scottish, literally "piece of turf or sod" used for roofing material, etc., of unknown origin. The golfing sense is from 1886. 中文词源 divot ：一块草皮 词源不详。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： divot 词源， divot 含义。
• divorce 英文词源 divorce divorce: see diverse divorce (n.) late 14c., from Old French divorce (14c.), from Latin divortium "separation, dissolution of marriage," from divertere "to separate, leave one's husband, turn aside" (see divert ). Not distinguished in English from legal separation until mid-19c. divorce (v.) late 14c., from Old French divorcer , from divorce (see divorce (n.)). Related: Divorc